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W. F. KISTLER.

WIGK RAISING DEVICE.

Patented Nov. 1, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLOUGHBY F. KISTLER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE STAND- ARD LAMP COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

WlCK-RAISING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,626, dated November 1, 1887.

Application filed April 25, 1887.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLoUGHBY F. KIST- LER, of Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vick-Raising Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in wick-raisers for central-draft lamps; and it consists in a wick-raiser which is formed from a single rod or wire which has a hook formed upon its lower end, so as to catch around the wick, and which raiser has free turning and vertical movements, as will be more fully described hereinal'ter, and pointed out inthe claim.

The object of my invention is to provide a very cheap and simple device which is to be used in central-draft lamps, and by means of which the wick can be raised and lowered perfectly even and true and without the slightest danger of binding or catching at any time, and which can be detached from and again applied to the wick by any one, and thus dispense with all necessity of having to send the lamp to the lampstore to have the wick adjusted by an exert. p Figurel is avertieal section of a center-draft lamp to which my invention is applied. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the same.

A represents the bowl of an ordinary centerdraft lamp, and B the ordinary tubular wick used in connection therewith. The cover 0 for the filler-opening has a suitable opening made through it for the vertical movement of the rod E, which forms the wick-raiser. This rod passes down through this cover to or near the bottom of the bowl, where it is bent horizontally, and a hook, D, is formed on the inner end of this rod for the purpose of catching around the wick, as shown. If the wick-raiser is made from spring-wire, this hook will be made to clasp the wick tightly, so that when the wick-raiser is moved verticallyit will carry the wick with it.

Serial No. 236,045. (No model.)

The cover Oforms both a guide for the wickraiser in its vertical movements and also as a bearing in which it turns for the purpose of connecting and disconnecting the hook from the tube. When the hook is moved toward the wick and a slight pressure is exerted upon the handle formed upon the upper end of the wick-raiser, the hook passes over the side of the wick and clamps it with sufficient force to always cause the two parts to move together. \Vhen the wick-raiser is turned in the opposite directiomthe hook D becomes disconnected from the wick, and then the wick-raiser can be depressed, so as to take a fresh hold upon the wick.

At any time so desired this wick-raising device can be detached from the wick and entirely removed from the bowl without disturbing the wick in any manner.

If desired, the rod E may be made to pass through the bowl of lamp at any other point than the cover 0; but w-herever located it is better always to have it pass through a screw cover or cap, as by unscrewing the cap or cover an opening is made through which the spring-hook can be withdrawn for repairing or renewing.

A disclaimer is hereby made in this application to the devices shown and described by me in my application filed February 12, 1887, and bearing serial number 227,380.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- A wick-raising device formed from a single rod or wire passed down through the top of a lamp-bowl, and which has a handle formed upon its upper end and a hook upon its lower end inside ofthelamp-bowl for catching around the tubular wick, the said device being adapted to be turned inside of the lamp-bowl, so as to engage wit-h and be disengaged from the wick, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLOUGHBY F. KISTLER.

\Vitnesses:

Z. W. DAVIS, L. 13. LE VAKE. 

